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All historians agree that George Washington's greatest regret was not being permanently invisible. Now you can succeed where the man who invented America failed! — Cloak and Dagger Advertising Blurb
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The Cloak and Dagger is an unlockable PDA2 item for the Spy. It is advanced technology cleverly hidden as a digital watch with leather straps.
This weapon functions similarly to the Invisibility Watch, but has the ability to recharge the Cloak meter indefinitely (even when cloaked) by remaining stationary. In return, the meter cannot be replenished through picking up ammo crates. The Cloak and Dagger will not automatically decloak if the meter runs out, but will instead allow the Spy to remain partially cloaked (as when touching an enemy) until further recharge. The Cloak meter will not recharge underwater.
The Cloak and Dagger has a 25% faster maximum drain rate than the regular Invisibility Watch, assuming the Spy is constantly running with the Cloak and Dagger. Due to the mechanics of how the weapon charges and depletes, neither a continual crouch-walking strategy nor a run-and-wait strategy offers any direct benefits in terms of distance traveled, assuming the Spy remains fully cloaked the entire way.
The Cloak and Dagger is automatically given to any player who obtains 11 Spy achievements.
Function times
The Cloak and Dagger's effect is dependent not on the length of time it is active, but rather the velocity of the player using it. Run speed is the capped speed for consuming the Cloak meter whereas crouch-walking consumes the battery at the slowest rate.
- Cloak fade time: 1.0s (1.2s to other players)
- Decloak fade time: 2.2s (1.8s to other players)
- Cloak duration (running): 6.2s (300 units/sec or faster)
- Cloak duration (crouch-walking): 60s (100 units/sec)
- Cloak recharge time: 15.0s
Cloak duration formula (mostly guess, remove if testing significantly differs!):
- Duration = 60 * (100 / Speed)2
- Duration is in seconds, Speed is in units per second (
cl_showpos 1), maximum of 300.
Cloak Effects
Depending if the Cloak and Dagger's Cloak meter is depleted or not and how the Spy moves, the Cloak effect will show differently for the enemy. The effects are as followed.
- Not Depleted: Completely invisible.
- Depleted while running: Can see through the Spy, but not invisible. A 'jello-like' look.
- Depleted while crouch walking: Can be seen just barely, almost completely invisible in dark areas. Shows up as the slight shimmer team mates see on a fully cloaked Spy on their team.
- Depleted while falling/jumping: Completely visible until landing.
As a Crafting Ingredient
Related Achievements
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Shorn Connery
Decapitate a cloaked Spy.
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Spyalectical Materialism
Kill or assist in killing 10 cloaked Spies.
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Deep Undercover
While using the Cloak and Dagger, kill the same enemy 3 times, all within the same area in a single life.
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Spies Like Us
While cloaked, bump into an enemy cloaked Spy.
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Update history
May 21, 2009 Patch
- The weapon is added to the game with the patch description "Your Cloak meter is only depleted when you move, so you can stay invisible indefinitely if you're standing still".
June 23, 2009 Patch
- The Cloak and Dagger now always regenerates at its intended rate. Previously it only regenerated at the correct rate when the Spy was cloaked.
- Increased the Cloak and Dagger regeneration rate slightly.
- Capped the rate of energy loss from moving faster than run speed (falling / air toss) while cloaked with the Cloak and Dagger.
July 14, 2009 Patch
- Fixed the Cloak and Dagger not regenerating at the correct rate.
December 18, 2009 Patch
- Fixed the Spy's unlockables watches using the wrong consume/recharge rates.
Trivia
- "Cloak and Dagger" is a phrase referring to acts of stealth and secrecy. Its origin is in a French phrase: "de cape et d'épée" (lit. 'of Cloak and sword'.) This term describes characters in theatrical productions who quite literally wore these items as part of their costumes. The phrase was previously referenced in the Spy's job description in Trailer 2, "Uncloak and Dagger"
- Cloak and Dagger is also a name of comic book[1]and a movie[2]
Gallery
Cloak and Dagger 1st person red cropped.png
RED 1st person view without Cloak effect.
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BLU 1st person view without Cloak effect.
See also
External links
Pyro
Demoman
Heavy
Engineer
Sniper
Spy
